job creators

Lower tax rates for the wealthy will not lead to more job creation, says Nick Hanauer in National Journal. The rich can’t buy enough to make up for “the decreasing consumption of the vast majority of American families that are barely squeaking by,” he says.
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Short term, the right step is not to boost the fortunes of “job creators,” says Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Instead, we should stimulate shoppers, he says. A payroll tax break and jobless benefits extension would have an immediate impact, he says.
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The term “job creators” perpetuates a myth that merits rigorous examination, says John Paul Rollert in Salon. “The current ‘job creators’ rhetoric,” Rollert says, “seems to elevate a group of people whose shared tax bracket is their only outstanding trait.”
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